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Oct 5, 1840

Journal Entry

October 05, 1840 ~ Monday

5th I took coach in company with Elder's Kimball
& Br Kneadham for Bir Manchester I had a shake
of the ague on the way & was quite sick, when
I arived at Manchester I had an interview with Brs
Young, Richards, & O Pratt & many other Brethren
I [FIGURE 1] wrote a letter to Phebe & spent the night at Br
Richards with Br Young & Kimball. Distance 36 m

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3075 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1272 mentions
Apostle
11 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
971 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1447 mentions
Family
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
510 mentions
Apostle

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Manchester, Lancashire, England

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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
On the I took coach in company of Elders Kimball and Needham for Manchester. I had a touch of the ague on the way and had of the cholera the day before When I aArrived in Manchester I had an interview with brothers Young Richards Orson Pratt and many other brethren. Minutes of ^At^ The General Conference held At Manchester
Letter to Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 5 October 1840
Manchester England My Dear Wife I once more call your attention to a perusal ^of^ a few Lines from me as it as been about a Month since I sent my last which I sent with Brother Turley. I have many things upon my mind which I should like to communicate to you even more than I should be able to write upon this sheet but the remainder I will communicate from time to time as I shall have oppertunity if I mistake not my last letter was dated from London I continued labouring in London in company with Elders Kim ble and G smith for about 20 days in accout which I will I can only speak very brieafly upon at this time we laboured dilligently many days before we could find the first soul that was willing to recieve the Gospel but when on dilligent search we found the whole City given to priest craft idolatry and wickedness of ever discription and every door closed against us we did not Hesitate to go into the streets and Johna like cry repentance unto that city and our cry has not been altogether in vain for we have sowed seed that will bring forth fruit to the honor and Glory of God and laid the foundation which will not be removed untill the inhabitants thereof are left without excuse and the honest in heart and the meek of the Earth are gathered out this I say in the name of Jesus Christ the feew days which I spent in London has been the most profitablest school to me in many respects of any period of my life I shall hereafter give you the History of our visit at the London Monument Saint Pauls Cathedreal the westminister hbbey^Abbey^ the house of Parliament of Lords and Commons the British musieam Saint James Park Buck ingham Palice the residence of the royal family and many other parts of the City which will be an interesting account to you I left the Brethren in London to attend a chain of Conferences in Herefordsh ire and the regions round about there was but one Baptised when I left London a number of others had given in there names that has been Baptised since Brothers Kimble and Smith arived in Manchest er on the 5 Instant and there was a 11 saints when they left the City and also others given in there names I attended two conference one in Herefordshire and one in Glostershire on my way to Manchester and I heard 40 churches represented containing 1007 members and 113 officers namely 19 Elders 78 Priests and 15 Teachers and 1 Deacons, we ordained at these Conferences 44 persons names,

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Oct 5, 1840